(Encyclopedia) Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess ofMontrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess ofmŏntrōzˈ [key], 1612–50, Scottish nobleman and soldier. He succeeded to the…
United States Supreme Court Associate JusticeBorn: 8/15/1938Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1964, Stephen Breyer held a clerkship for Supreme Court…
WHITAKER, John Albert, (grandson of Addison Davis James), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., October 31, 1901; attended the public schools, Bethel College…
(Encyclopedia) Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of, 1737–1805, British statesman. He served briefly (1763) as president of the Board of Trade in George Grenville's cabinet but then…
(Encyclopedia) Breadalbane, John Campbell, 1st earl ofBreadalbane, John Campbell, 1st earl ofbrədôlˈbĭn, brĕd– [key], 1635?–1717, Scottish nobleman. He took part in the royalist rising of 1654 and…
(Encyclopedia) Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl ofRosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl ofrōzˈbərē [key], 1847–1929, British statesman. He succeeded his grandfather as earl in…
(Encyclopedia) Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th earl of, 1718–92, British politician. He served variously as secretary of state (1763–65, 1770–71) and first lord of the admiralty (1748–51, 1763, 1771–82…
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009.
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(Encyclopedia) Keith, George, 1693?–1778, Scottish Jacobite, 10th earl marischal [marshal] of Scotland. He took part in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 and after its failure escaped to the Continent. A…
actor, directorBorn: 7/1/1952Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The grandson of a Canadian Mountie, he veered away from his study of criminology in college to pursue his interest in acting. He…
